Iran - Ahmadinejad calls Holocaust a "great deception"

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the Holocaust a great deception, reiterating a view that has been denounced by moderate rivals in this month's election.

The conservative president, quoted by state broadcaster IRIB, made the remark during a speech containing his latest verbal assault on Israel, which the Islamic Republic does not recognize.

Describing Israel as "the most criminal regime in human history" he went on to refer to the "great deception of the Holocaust."

Source: Reuters